St Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH
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About St Joseph Hospital
St Joseph Hospital is an acute care hospital in Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (other). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 208 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Southern Nh Medical Center, about 1.1 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.42
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.56
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.29
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.39
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.45
63% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1069%
- Completed surveys1,065
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.75002, -71.48093
Nearby hospitals
- Southern Nh Medical Center8 Prospect Street, Nashua, NH · Level III traumaAcute care hospital1.1 mi
- Lowell General Hospital295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital10 mi
- Parkland Medical Center1 Parkland Drive, Derry, NH · Level III traumaAcute care hospital12 mi
- Nashoba Valley Medical Center200 Groton Road, Ayer, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital14 mi
- Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital70 Butler Street, Salem, NHRehabilitation hospital15 mi
- Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital70 East Street, Methuen, MA · Emergency roomHospital16 mi
- Holy Family Hospital70 East Street, Methuen, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital16 mi
- Elliot Hospital1 Elliot Way, Manchester, NH · Level II traumaAcute care hospital16 mi
- Tewksbury Hospital365 East Street, Tewksbury, MALong-term care hospital16 mi
- Catholic Medical Center100 Mcgregor Street, Manchester, NH · Level III traumaAcute care hospital17 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is St Joseph Hospital located?
St Joseph Hospital is at 172 Kinsley St, Nashua, NH 03060 in Hillsborough County.
Does St Joseph Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. St Joseph Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 202 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of St Joseph Hospital?
St Joseph Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is St Joseph Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the New Hampshire EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of St Joseph Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (603) 882-3000.
Would patients recommend St Joseph Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,065 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 69% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.